Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Arable and permanent cropland
Burkina Faso
5.76 million hectares
in 2011
Kenya
6.15 million hectares
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
16th
Kenya rank
15th
Arable and permanent cropland over time
- Burkina Faso
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 6.15 million hectares against 5.76 million hectares in Burkina Faso, a difference of 385,000 hectares.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Kenya ranks 15th of 52 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.18 million hectares | 3.92 million hectares | 1.74 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1970s | 2.48 million hectares | 4.12 million hectares | 1.64 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1980s | 3.08 million hectares | 4.77 million hectares | 1.69 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1990s | 3.65 million hectares | 5.54 million hectares | 1.89 million hectares | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.96 million hectares | 5.70 million hectares | 739,500 hectares | Kenya |
| 2010s | 5.92 million hectares | 6.15 million hectares | 235,000 hectares | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Burkina Faso or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 6.15 million hectares against 5.76 million hectares in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
- What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Burkina Faso and Kenya?
- 385,000 hectares, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
- How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?
- Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Kenya ranks 15th of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This land category is the sum of areas under “Arable land” and "Permanent crops”. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under